Beverage preparing unit e.g. automatic coffee maker, has housing whose front side is formed as door and illuminating unit enclosed in upper edge area of housing so that cone of light illuminates output/rear areas when door is closed/opened

摘要

The unit has an output area (5) disposed over an illuminating unit (8) e.g. LED, for accommodating a drinking container. A light source of the illuminating unit illuminates the output area. Front side of a housing (2) is formed as a door (4), and the output area is formed in the door. The illuminating unit is enclosed in an upper edge area of the housing so that a cone of light (9) from the light source illuminates the output or rear area when the door is closed or opened.